In the week ending January 11, 2014, farmers and ginners in India held to their cotton without any fear of downtrend, says a weekly report on cotton market trends released by S. Ajay Kumar & Company. During the week, cotton market ...
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Ever since reclaiming the 82 cents level about a month ago, the market has gone nowhere, closing the last 20 sessions in a very tight range of just 242 points, between 82.24 and 84.66 cents. The changes in the CFTC spec/hedge report tell ...
Tags: Cotton Futures, Textile
Cotton Council International (CCI), through its COTTON USA Sourcing Program, will host a booth at the Colombiatex trade fair from Jan. 21-23 to promote U.S. cotton textiles. The Sourcing Program will coordinate with U.S. mills to display ...
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In a matter of just three weeks the futures market has gone from being one of the cheapest suppliers to becoming one of the best buyers! On November 22, when spot December entered the notice period, it traded as low as 73.79 and closed that ...
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Twenty-five sessions and counting! That's how long the March contract has been confined to this extremely narrow range of just 212 points, closing no lower than 77.23 cents and no higher than 79.35 cents since October 31st. We probably ...
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The National Cotton Council (NCC) welcomes the decision by the Peruvian commission on competition and intellectual property (INDECOPI) not to impose a countervailing duty (CVD) on imports of U.S. cotton. Following an 18-month ...
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Cotton Australia and Cotton Incorporated announced a joint program to raise awareness of the responsible growing practices among cotton producers in Australia and the United States. Called Cotton LEADS, the program is aimed at textile ...
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The cost of apparel production in Peru would rise by 4 to 5 percent if the countervailing measures on imports of US cotton by the National Institute of Defense of Competition and Intellectual Property Protection (INDECOPI) are applied, ...
After trading to a low of 82.11 cents last week, downside momentum faded and the market was able to move slightly higher this week, with December closing today about 300 points above important long-term support at 81.72 cents. The lack of ...
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Textile executives from 17 countries will visit the U.S. Cotton Belt during the biennial COTTON USA Orientation Tour. The participants will learn about U.S. cotton and how the fiber is produced, processed and marketed. The 35 ...
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Peru’s National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Intellectual Property Protection (INDECOPI) has reiterated that it is conducting investigation on Chinese clothing imports and US cotton imports under the framework of the ...
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After climbing to a five month high last week, cotton futures suffered a near 10% loss this week with the spot December contract dropping over 900 points to close at 84.08 c/lb. Technicals turned weak after futures prices failed to advance ...
GM corn hoax hits Mexico Alfalfa acreage increase predicted US cotton producers share latest crop findings Pitting farmers against farmers is just one of the negative consequences of U.S. policy that mandates that gasoline be blended with ...
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In August, U.S. cotton demand for 2013/ 14 was reduced to 14.1 million bales, nearly 2.5 million bales below last season and the lowest since 1988/89, as supply constraints are expected to limit U.S. exports. While exports continue to ...
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According to USDA’s first survey-based forecast of the 2013 crop, U.S. cotton production is projected at 13.1 million bales, 447,000 bales below July’s estimate and nearly 4.3 million bales below last season’s crop. The ...
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